- Its not really about the Romney taxes at all. These Democratic charlatans and snake oil salesmen know that anyone who has made as much money for as long as Romney has and who has the high profile Mitt has undoubtedly has been audited to the hilt over the years and has been found to be in full compliance with the tax laws and regulations.
- But they also know that anyone who has made the kind of money Mitt has and who has had the investment and tax options that he has had over the years will have exceptionally long and complex tax returns so that the releasing of ten years of these very long and complex tax returns will accomplish two things for the Donkey People:
1/ By going over these returns with a fine tooth comb for any items that may be used to create confusion in the public mind about tax avoidance versus tax evasion strategies (most people don't know the difference between the two and the Democratic conmen will twist things so Romney comes off looking like a tax evasion criminal rather than a tax avoidance citizen which we all are supposed to be) and about off shore investment accounts and tax shelters and different tax rates for different kinds of income (which most people don't understand and which the Democratic conmen will twist so that Mitt seems somehow unpatriotic and sneaky) then the Democrats will achieve their core objective which is to change or divert the political conversation and the media coverage over the next two months from Obama's dismal performance as president to Romney's personal taxes.
2/ In addition to the priceless advantage of diverting the political conversation from the relevant to the irrelevant, these Democratic weasels will also be able to score a few more votes by whipping up class envy and resentment of Romney and reinforcing the message that he is not as nice and as in touch and as likable as Obama (how could he be when he is so filthy rich?).
- To hell with this cynical bunch of weasels. Two years of tax returns is one more year than legally required and is exactly the same as were released by many other presidential candidates including some (e.g. Kerry and McCain) who were even richer than Romney and who, unlike Romney, didn't earn it by themselves but through their marriages.